---
title: Published column no longer publishes to Point of Sale
date: 2026-08-18
description: The Published column now only changes the Online Store. Point of Sale is left alone unless you set Published Scope, as in other import tools.
tags: ["Products","Imports","Smart Collections"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-08-18-published-column-no-longer-publishes-to-point-of-sale/
---


Importing a file with a `Published` column and no `Published Scope` column used to publish products and collections to Point of Sale (and any other channel) as well as the Online Store. Now the `Published` column only changes the Online Store, and Point of Sale is left exactly as it is unless the file includes a `Published Scope` value. This keeps the two columns compatible with files written for other import tools, so those files behave the same way in Altera.

### Fixes

- **Published targets the Online Store** - `Published` set to `TRUE` or `FALSE` with no `Published Scope` column publishes or unpublishes on the Online Store only and leaves Point of Sale unchanged ([Published Scope reference](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/11490229-product-fields#general-published-scope)).
- **New collections respect FALSE** - a new collection with `Published` set to `FALSE` is no longer published to Point of Sale.
- **Export shows the real scope** - product exports on stores without Point of Sale now show `web` in the `Published Scope` column instead of `global`.

### Heads-up

- **Set Published Scope to change Point of Sale** - use `global` to publish to Point of Sale and `web` to remove from it. Files that already include a `Published Scope` value behave as before.
- **Existing products** - on an existing product, `Published` and `Published Scope` are applied only when the `Published` value changes the product's Online Store status. Use `Published: Point of Sale` to change Point of Sale on its own.
- **Per-channel columns still win** - `Published: Point of Sale` and other `Published: [Sales Channel]` columns continue to override `Published` and `Published Scope`.